🏨 Hari Niwas Palace

The Hari Niwas Palace is a palace in Jammu, India. It overlooks the Tawi river on one side and on the other side the Trikuta hills. It was completed shortly after 1925, it served as the Maharaja’s preferred venue for receptions and leisure until his departure for Bombay following India’s independence in 1947. After periods of official use, the royal descendants converted the two‑storey Art Deco structure into a 40‑room heritage hotel in 1990, preserving its original brick‑and‑plaster form and Victorian interiors. The palace sits on a raised plinth approached by a tree‑lined driveway through mango groves, its facades combining smooth stucco, geometric relief panels, ribbon windows and stepped parapets. Within the same compound, the Amar Mahal Museum and Library showcases Sir Hari Singh’s 120 kg gold throne and an extensive collection of royal artifacts.